Prafatorial Remarks: The pair of iron gates into the church and graveyard are embossed in the usual place by Courtney & Stephens, who were connected with Henry Courtney, Leixlip Iron Works. Most of this selection was obtained by recording the data on a tape recorder. The typescript has since been checked against the gravestones.

ARDIFF [a flat slab] Erected by Mary Ardiff in memory of her husband, Edward Ardiff who died February 6th 1815 aged 77 years. Mary Ardiff who died 15/10/1825 aged 75 years.

ARDIFF Henry Ardiff who died 14th September 1911 aged 45 years and also his infant son, Eddie, and his parents, Henry and Mary who died in 1899. And also his wife Elizabeth who died 26/3/1940 aged 68 years.

BEAN In loving memory of Joseph Bean died 8 March 1931 aged 17 and Madeleine Bean died 24 February 1933 aged 22 years and their grandparents Joseph and Mary Bean

BLAKE Erected by Alice Blake in memory of her loving husband William Blake died 11/4/1922 aged 69 years. Her daughter Mary Dunne died 20/4/1915 aged 25 years. Rose Blake died 19/7/1913 aged 20 and the above Alice died 7/9/1955 aged 89.

COLGAN Patrick Colgan who died 27/4/1913 aged 65 years. Also his wife Anne Colgan who died 24/9/1933 aged 83 years. And their children 13/6/1937; Pierce died 18/5/1956; Katherine Maher died 11/5/1959; Patrick died 15/9/1960. On the side of the stone is written: Nicholas Maher died 26/4/1964 and his son Pierce died 31/12/1975. On the opposite site is written: Also their children Joseph died 10/7/1962; Esther died 8/12/1962; Mary died 24/2/1972.

COOGAN In loving memory of Edward Coogan, Maynooth, who died 2/3/1938 and his son Jack died 15 January 1906 and his wife Marcella Coogan died 11/2/1955. Also their sons William – 5/5/1965; Eddie – 15.8.1966; Gerald – 10/8/1967, daughter Nano – 20/2/1975; Christopher – 25/7/1976.

DOWNES Erected by Edward Downes in memory of his beloved father Denis Downes who died 21st October 1859 aged 62 years and also his mother Catherine Downes who died 30 May 1872 aged 58 years. Also Joan Margaret and Patrick Downes of Maynooth who died young. Nearby is an older Downes or Dowans stone from 1768 and near dates.

EATON This stone belongeth to T[homas?] Eaton and his posterity 1766

FOSTER Joseph Foster died 1781. Stone on flat; more…

GLENNON Arthur? Catherine Glennon late of Leixlip erected this headstone in memory of her beloved husband Luke Glennon died 13th August 1872. His sister Mary also died in August 1872.

HANLON Erected by Elizabeth Hanlon to the memory of Patrick Hanlon her husband who departed this life 26th April 1774 aged 70 years.

KILDUFF Joseph Kilduff, Ballygoran, died 7th February 1945 aged 31. His son Michael Kilduff died 24/1/1971 aged 84 years. Julia, wife of Michael died 3/10/1978 aged 79 years.

SHERRY Mary Anne Sherry died 12/12/1923 aged 61 years. Her husband Patrick died 25/1/1955 aged 88 years. Their son John died November 1918 and daughter Rose Gough died October 1942. Mary O’Connor, nee Sherry, died November 25th 1943 aged 75 years. Michael O’Connor died 13th October 1902 aged 93 years.

SMITH In memory of Rose Smith, Leixlip, died 7th December 1956. In Sherry plot.

WEAFER Erected by Joseph Weafer in memory of his beloved wife, Bridget, departed this life 17/9/1880 aged 76. Also two of his children Margaret and Joseph who died young.

WEAFER In loving memory of my dear husband Joseph Weafer, Sunview, Maynooth who died 7th May 1933 aged 62 years.

SAUNDERS Erected by James Saunders in loving memory of his father Charles Saunders, who died 25/7/1896 aged 89; his mother Catherine Saunders died 9/3/1906 aged 84; their son John died 26/12/1909 aged 45; their daughter Esther Canning died 5/2/1920 aged 69; their son William died 18/3/1922 aged 71.

The graveyard within the curtilage of St. Mary's Church (of Ireland, Episcopalian) served the wider Leixlip community, without reference to religious denomination, for many centuries. This community extended from Lucan on the east, to St Catherine's on the north east, to Confey on the north, to Barnhall and Parsonstown on the west, to Westonpark and Cooldrinagh on the south; it straddled the river Liffey and included parts of Counties Kildare and Dublin. St. Mary's graveyard is complemented by graveyards at Confey - both old and modern - just north of Leixlip town, Donaghcumper near Celbridge to the southwest, Donoughmore near Pike's Bridge to the west and Esker cemetery to the east in Lucan.

St Mary's graveyard is now virtually full and contemporary Leixlip burials - apart from cremations - are usually to the modern cemetery at Confey. The parish records of burials to St Mary's extend from 1668 to today. Unfortunately, substantial gaps exist in the years for which records are available; for example, during the period, 1668 to 1777, there are no entries in 44 of the years. There are smaller gaps in the data for the 19th century records.

The gravestone inscriptions in St Mary's graveyard provide additional information about Leixlip burials and sometimes about the burials elsewhere of persons related to those buried at Leixlip. This information is additional in two senses: it augments the rudimentary information in the Church's burial records about individuals cited there and, secondly, it occasionally provides information about burials in St Mary's for which there is no local written record extant.